Every politician who walks through the metaphorical doors to presidential candidacy expects two things after announcing their decision to run for office in hopes of being elected: first, that he or she can change the current status of American life both socially and economically for the better; and second, to age at least 20 years within the span of four.

While the latter is usually a guarantee, the idea of having the power to individually change America is far-fetched for even the most passionate and hard-working of candidates. And this is intentional. The government was purposely set up to restrict the power of individual officials so that too radical of changes could not be made within the federal or state governments without the approval of the vast majority of representatives and ultimately, the people.

In theory, it ascertains that nothing not vastly agreed upon passes through Congress. And in the case of Trump's potential presidency, this is a godsend (thank you, founding fathers!). With his radically "anti-anything that isn't Trump himself" philosophy, Trump has made some disturbing and downright discriminatory remarks regarding his plans for the future of America. His slogan, "Make America great again," is actually laughable in its intrinsic hypocrisy. Yes, we certainly have our problems, but looking to dismantle the basic rights that our nation was founded on is no way to solve them.

The basic foundation of the Constitution is the right to freedom. The entirety of Donald Trump's political platform goes against this fundamental ideal. Wanting to ban all Muslim immigration to the United States violates religious freedom. Attempting to take legal action against reporters he deems as "unfair" violates freedom of the press. And this is without even mentioning the other hundreds of racist and misogynistic comments he has made in the past as well as recently.

Do these political pushes sound like they would make America great again? I highly doubt these bans and ideals are going to attract people to our country. But maybe that's the point. If so, we lose our strength and sense of self, which ironically comes from the presence of diversity. Trump certainly can't make America great again. No politician can. The greatness of America lies within the greatness its citizens create for themselves.

I get it. A lot of people are frustrated, scared for the future and ready to actually see change in the way our problems are dealt with. But do we really have to compromise our values and morals for that matter? Trump sounds like a leader. When he speaks, he is confident and audacious. If his boldness was to be stripped away would he have as many supporters? It is important to listen to the actual content expressed and not to be manipulated by what are, for the most part, frankly bold and confident lies.

Would we truly be satisfied with a president who fails to repudiate the KKK or has publicly judged a number of women based solely on their appearances or ... thinks he can work that horrendous comb-over?